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I spent months shooting the Orion constellation to create this 320 megapixel photo that reveals all the hidden nebulae. Zoom in to see the details! [OC]February 22, 2026
wikalerys on February 21, 2026 9:17 pm Some quick integration of the famous nebula, between clouds. I still blow out the core, so I might use even shorter sub frames next time. Gear: * Canon 600D/T3i (Astro modified) * Wiliam Optics Zenithstar Z61 with FLAT61R 0.8x reducer (288mm & f/4.7) * Sky-watcher Star Adventurer 2i * ZWO ASI 120mm mini * William Optics Guidescope 32mm * Manfrotto 055 tripod * SmallRig 50 V-Mount battery * Flat panel * ASIAir mini * Dew heater Acquisition: * 149 light frames x 30 seconds (1 h 14min total) * ISO 1600 * Dark, Bias and Flat calibration frames used * Bortle 4/5 skies Processing: * Stacked and processed in Pixinsight * Background extraction & Denoise in GraXpert * Star removal by Starnet++
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Some quick integration of the famous nebula, between clouds. I still blow out the core, so I might use even shorter sub frames next time.
Gear:
* Canon 600D/T3i (Astro modified)
* Wiliam Optics Zenithstar Z61 with FLAT61R 0.8x reducer (288mm & f/4.7)
* Sky-watcher Star Adventurer 2i
* ZWO ASI 120mm mini
* William Optics Guidescope 32mm
* Manfrotto 055 tripod
* SmallRig 50 V-Mount battery
* Flat panel
* ASIAir mini
* Dew heater
Acquisition:
* 149 light frames x 30 seconds (1 h 14min total)
* ISO 1600
* Dark, Bias and Flat calibration frames used
* Bortle 4/5 skies
Processing:
* Stacked and processed in Pixinsight
* Background extraction & Denoise in GraXpert
* Star removal by Starnet++